Cybersecurity Quiz

What is the definition of User Input?

• Numbers, characters, a text string, or script code provided by the user to a website.

• The process of a user logging into a website.

• The act of a user browsing a website.

• The data stored in a website's database.

Which of the following is an example of user input?

• When a user fills in a form.

• When a user views a webpage.

• When a user downloads a file.

• When a user reads an article.

What type of attack can occur when a website accepts user input?

• Directory Traversal

• Phishing

• Man-in-the-Middle

• Denial of Service

Which of the following is NOT a type of attack that can occur from user input?

• Buffer Overflow

• Command Injection

• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

• Phishing

XSS stands for (a)  

• Cross-Site Scripting
• Cross-Site Security
• Cross-Site Software
• Cross-Site System

What is the goal of a Directory Traversal attack?

• To delete files in the root folder

• To access files outside the permitted system space

• To encrypt files in the system

• To create new files in the root folder

What tactic is used in a Directory Traversal attack?

• Inserting a series of ../ characters into the URL or software code

• Deleting system files

• Encrypting files in the root folder

• Creating new directories in the system

What command will move you from the current folder to its parent folder?

• cd ..

• cd /

• cd ~

• cd root

In the provided image, what command will move you from the Bob folder to the Root folder?

• cd ../

• cd ../../..

• cd /root

• cd ../root

Match the following descriptions with their purposes.

• File Deletion attack

• To delete files on the server

• File Upload attack

• To change the server's IP address

• IP Address Change attack

• To access restricted files and directories outside the web root folder

• Directory Traversal attack

• To upload malicious files to the server